This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2011.

Bands formed

Pablo Alborán Pablo Moreno de Alborán Ferrándiz (born 31 May 1989), popularly known as Pablo Alborán, is a Spanish musician and singer-songwriter. Throughout his career, Alborán has released five studio albums, two live albums, and various musical collabo ...

*Max Capote *

3Ball MTY 3BallMTY (pronounced "Tribal Monterrey") is a Mexican pop DJ group from the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The "DJ Collective" (the name its members have formally given themselves) was formed in 2009 by two teenage DJs – Sergio Zavala ...

* Natalia Jiménez * Dulce María *El Bebeto y su Banda Patria Chica *Monchy & Nathalia *Loisaidas *

Henry Santos Henry Santos Jeter (born Henry Santos on December 15, 1979) is a Dominican singer, songwriter, and producer. Best known for his tenure as a singer and songwriter in the bachata group Aventura. He made his debut as a solo artist in 2011. Early ...

Bands reformed

Bands disbanded

Bands on hiatus

Events

January 8 Events Pre-1600 * 307 – Emperor Huai of Jin, Jin Huaidi becomes emperor of China in succession to his father, Emperor Hui of Jin, Jin Huidi, despite a challenge from his uncle, Sima Ying. * 871 – Æthelred I, King of Wessex, Æthel ...

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Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...

'' revamps the methodology for the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart to only track Latin rhythm songs from Spanish-language radio stations in the United States. Previously, the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart ranked the most-played songs on Latin rhythm radio stations regardless of genre. * November 10 — The

12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards The 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday, November 10, 2011, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and was hosted by Lucero and Cristián de la Fuente. The eligibility period for recordings to be nominated is July 1, 201 ...

are held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. ** Calle 13 breaks the record for the most awarded artist in a single ceremony with nine wins including Record of the Year and

Song of the Year Song of the Year may refer to: * Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year * Dove Award for Song of the Year * Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year * Grammis Song of the Year * Grammy Award for Song of the Year * Latin Grammy Awa ...

for " Latinoamérica" and

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

for '' Entren Los Que Quieran''. ** Sie7e wins Best New Artist. **Colombian singer Shakira was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year

Number-ones albums and singles by country

List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2011 (Brazil) This is a list of number one singles on the '' Billboard'' Brasil Hot 100 chart in 2011. Note that ''Billboard'' publishes a monthly chart. Chart history See also *Billboard Brasil * List of number-one pop hits of 2011 (Brazil) *Crowley Broadca ...

* List of number-one albums of 2011 (Mexico) * List of number-one albums of 2011 (Portugal) *

List of number-one albums of 2011 (Spain) Top 100 España is a record chart published weekly by PROMUSICAE (Productores de Música de España), a non-profit organization composed by Spain and multinational record companies. This association tracks record sales (physical and digital) in ...

List of number-one singles of 2011 (Spain) This lists the singles that reached number one on the Spanish Promusicae sales and airplay charts in 2011. Total sales correspond to the data sent by regular contributors to sales volumes and by digital distributors. There is a two-day difference ...

List of number-one Billboard Latin Albums from the 2010s The ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, published by ''Billboard'' magazine, is a record chart that ranks the performance of Latin music albums in the United States. The data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample that includes music ...

List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Songs of 2011 The ''Billboard'' Top Latin Songs chart ranks the best-performing Spanish-language singles in the United States. Published by ''Billboard'' magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical a ...

Awards

* 2011 Premio Lo Nuestro * 2011 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards *

2011 Latin Grammy Awards The 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday, November 10, 2011, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and was hosted by Lucero and Cristián de la Fuente. The eligibility period for recordings to be nominated is July 1, 2010 ...

* 2011 Tejano Music Awards

Albums released

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Best-selling records

Best-selling albums

The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2011, according to ''

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Best-performing songs

The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2011, according to ''Billboard''.

Deaths

* January 24 –

Francisco Mata Francisco Mata (July 24, 1932 – January 24, 2011) was a Venezuelan singer and composer. See also *Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a count ...

, 78, Venezuelan folk singer and composer. *

February 25 Events Pre-1600 * 138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor. * 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. ...

– Eneas Perdomo, 80, Venezuelan folk singer. * March 26 –

Lula Côrtes Luiz Augusto Martins Côrtes, better known as Lula Côrtes (9 May 1951 – 26 March 2011), was a Brazilian musician, best remembered for his collaboration with Zé Ramalho on the 1975 album ''Paêbirú''. He released several albums, including '' ...

, 61, Brazilian musician (''

Paêbirú ''Paêbirú'' is an album by Brazilian artists Lula Côrtes and Zé Ramalho. The album was originally released in 1975 in music, 1975 and reissued in 2005 on Shadoks Music and later on by Mr. Bongo UK, in a very high quality Vinyl and CD Edition. ...

''), throat cancer * May 7 –

Johnny Albino Johnny Albino (December 9, 1919 – May 7, 2011) was a Puerto Rican bolero singer, born in Yauco, Puerto Rico but lived most of his life in Guayama, Puerto Rico. Biography Johnny Albino played and sang through his youth years. It was not un ...

, 93, Puerto Rican bolero singer, heart attack. *

July 9 Events Pre-1600 *118 – Hadrian, who became emperor a year previously on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome. * 381 – The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman Emperor Theodos ...

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Facundo Cabral Facundo Cabral (birth name Rodolfo Enrique Cabral Camiñas) (May 22, 1937 – July 9, 2011) was an Argentine singer, songwriter and philosopher. He was best known as the composer of ''"No soy de aquí ni soy de allá"'' ("I'm not from here nor ...

, 74, Argentine singer and songwriter, shot. * July 14 – Antonio Prieto, 85, Chilean singer and actor, cardiac arrest. * July 26 –

Joe Arroyo Álvaro José Arroyo González (also known as Joe Arroyo or El Joe; 1 November 1955 – 26 July 2011) was a Colombian salsa and tropical music singer, composer and songwriter. He was considered one of the greatest performers of Caribbean music i ...

, 55, Colombian singer. * August 10 –

Moraíto Chico II Moraíto Chico (born Manuel Moreno Junquera; 13 September 1956 – 10 August 2011) was a Flamenco guitarist. He was known as one of the best and most in-demand accompanying guitarists of his generation, and regularly accompanied José Mercé, Di ...

, 54, Spanish musician, cancer.
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References

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